Alisa Tazhitdinova

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

South Hall 5504

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

United States

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1.

Do Only Tax Incentives Matter? Labor Supply and Demand Responses to an Unusually Large and Salient Tax Break

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 26 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2020
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Downloads 444 (142,003)
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Payroll Tax, Income Tax, Earnings Elasticity, Incidence, Fringe Benefits

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Increasing Hours Worked: Moonlighting Responses to a Large Tax Reform

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Increasing Hours Worked: Moonlighting Responses to a Large Tax Reform

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2021
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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multiple job holding, moonlighting, payroll tax, income tax

Increasing Hours Worked: Moonlighting Responses to a Large Tax Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w27726
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 25 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2023
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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What Drives Tax Policy? Political, Institutional and Economic Determinants of State Tax Policy

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What Drives Tax Policy? Political, Institutional and Economic Determinants of State Tax Policy

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 24 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2023
Sarah Robinson and Alisa Tazhitdinova
Claremont McKenna College and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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state taxes, fiscal federalism, income tax, corporate tax, sales tax, cigarette tax, alcohol tax, gasoline tax, machine learning

What Drives Tax Policy? Political, Institutional and Economic Determinants of State Tax Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w31268
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 22 May 2023 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2023
Sarah Robinson and Alisa Tazhitdinova
Claremont McKenna College and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Behavioral Responses to Payroll and Income Taxes in the UK

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Nov 2015
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Payroll Tax, Income Tax, Earnings Elasticity, Income Shifting

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Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

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Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2024
Adam Lavecchia and Alisa Tazhitdinova
McMaster University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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JEL Classification: H24, H31, G51 capital gains tax, real responses, avoidance, re-timing

Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 25 Mar 2021
Adam Lavecchia and Alisa Tazhitdinova
McMaster University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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JEL Classification: H24, H31, G51 capital gains tax, real responses, avoidance, re-timing

Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 25 Apr 2022
Adam Lavecchia and Alisa Tazhitdinova
McMaster University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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JEL Classification: H24, H31, G51 capital gains tax, real responses, avoidance, re-timing

Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14331
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Adam Lavecchia and Alisa Tazhitdinova
McMaster University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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avoidance, real responses, capital gains tax, re-timing

Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada

NBER Working Paper No. w28514
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 01 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Adam Lavecchia and Alisa Tazhitdinova
McMaster University and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Are Changes of Organizational Form Costly? Income Shifting and Business Entry Responses to Taxes

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2021
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Incorporation, Organizational Form, Avoidance, Income Shifting, Compliance Cost

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Corporate Political Spending and State Tax Policy: Evidence from Citizens United

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Corporate Political Spending and State Tax Policy: Evidence from Citizens United

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2023
Cailin Slattery, Alisa Tazhitdinova and Sarah Robinson
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Claremont McKenna College
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campaign finance, political contributions, Citizens United, independent spending, state taxes, state revenues, state expenditures

Corporate Political Spending and State Tax Policy: Evidence from Citizens United

NBER Working Paper No. w30352
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2023
Cailin Slattery, Alisa Tazhitdinova and Sarah Robinson
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Claremont McKenna College
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Reducing Evasion Through Self-Reporting: Evidence from Charitable Contributions

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2024
Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Information Reporting, Evasion, Compliance Cost, Tax Filing, Charitable Giving

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Do Value-Added Taxes Affect International Trade Flows? Evidence from 30 Years of Tax Reforms

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2020
Youssef Benzarti and Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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value-added taxes, border tax adjustment, international trade

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Difference-in-Differences with Unequal Baseline Treatment Status

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Difference-in-Differences with Unequal Baseline Treatment Status

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 15 May 2025
Alisa Tazhitdinova and Gonzalo Vazquez‐Bare
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics
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differences-in-differences, event study, parallel trends assumption, panel data, policy evaluation

Difference-in-Differences with Unequal Baseline Treatment Status

NBER Working Paper No. w31063
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 18 May 2023
Alisa Tazhitdinova and Gonzalo Vazquez‐Bare
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics
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One Hundred Years of U.S. State Taxation

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 27 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2024
Sarah Robinson and Alisa Tazhitdinova
Claremont McKenna College and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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JEL Classification: D72, H20, H71, H73, H77, N32 state taxes, federal taxes, fiscal federalism, income tax, corporate tax, sales tax, cigarette tax, alcohol tax, gasoline tax

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Are U.S. State Tax Policies Increasingly Polarized?

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Jun 2024 Last Revised: 07 May 2025
Sarah Robinson and Alisa Tazhitdinova
Claremont McKenna College and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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D72, H20, H71, H73, H77, N32, polarization, partisanship, state taxes, income tax, corporate tax, sales tax, cigarette tax, alcohol tax, gasoline tax

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Do Taxes Affect Pre-Tax Income Inequality? Evidence from 100 Years of U.S. State Policies

Number of pages: 113 Posted: 13 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2025
Sarah Robinson, Matias Strehl and Alisa Tazhitdinova
Claremont McKenna College, University of California and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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D63, H24, H25, H71, N32, income inequality, taxation, state tax policy

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Do Value-Added Taxes Affect International Trade Flows? Evidence from 30 Years of Tax Reforms

NBER Working Paper No. w26195
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2023
Youssef Benzarti and Alisa Tazhitdinova
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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Corporate Political Spending and State Tax Policy: Evidence from Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

RESEARCH BRIEFS IN ECONOMIC POLICY NO. 345, August 2023
Posted: 31 Aug 2023
Caitlin Slattery, Alisa Tazhitdinova and Sarah Robinson
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Claremont McKenna College

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Elections, Election, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Federal Election Commission, FEC